Butz Choquin Montmartre 4684 Rusticated Apple Estate Briar Pipe, French Estates

Description

With its origins in an 1858 collaboration between Jean-Baptiste Choquin and Gustave Butz, Butz-Choquin ultimately become one of the premier smoking pipe companies in 20th century France. The brand is known both for its stylish variations on traditional English-French shapes and for its exploration of atypical and elaborate finishes. The brand is also known for its collaborations with celebrated French pipe-makers, such as Paul Lanier and Alain Albuisson, who made some of Butz-Choquin’s highest-grade pipes for the company.  

Named for the historic district in Paris, Butz-Choquin’s Montmartre line combined a stony, rusticated finish with a silver collar and a jet black stem. In other words, it was a modest composition, elevated by a subtle touch of class.

The condition is fair. The stem looks to be a professionally made replacement, but I could be wrong. I’ve priced it accordingly, just in case.

 

Details:

Length: 5.4″ / 137.1mm

Bowl Width: 0.82 / 20.82mm

Bowl Depth: 1.38″ / 35.05mm

Weight: 1.6oz / 46g